Four major hurricanes are forecast to storm through the Atlantic Basin this year, with at least one likely making landfall on the U.S. coastline, according to meteorologists at Colorado State University (CSU).

“We anticipate an above-average probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the continental United States coastline and in the Caribbean,” said CSU forecasters Philip J. Klotzbach, Michael M. Bell and Jhordanne Jones. 

“The probability of U.S. major hurricane landfall is estimated to be about 130% of the long-period average.”

For the entire continental U.S. coastline, the probability of a major hurricane, falling into Category (Cat) 3-4-5, is 69%. The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.

The East Coast, including...